English Explanatory Dictionary

fussy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Anxious or particular about petty details; hard to please.
  2. Having a tendency to fuss, cry, or be bad-tempered/ill-tempered (especially of babies).
  3. Having much unnecessary detail or decoration.
name
  1. A commune in Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
  2. A surname from French.
  3. A surname from German.

Pronunciation

fŭ.s'i /ˈfʌ.si/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fussy.wav /ˈfʊ.si/

Word forms

fussy fussier fussiest

Etymology

From fuss + -y.

Related words

fuss pedantic picky

Derived words

fussily fussiness fussy cut nonfussy overfussy prissy unfussy
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